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FG plans health insurance for pensioners, sets up panel
PTAD logo The Federal Government has set up a committee to look into the provision of health insurance for retired federal workers. The Executive Secretary of Pension Transition Arrangement…
Telecom’s subscribers lament as extortion, fresh delays, mar NIN issuance
NIN Consumers of telecoms services under the aegis of the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers have said the nation has a long way to go regarding the issuance of the…
NLNG Channels 100% LPG Production To Nigerian Market
The Board of Directors of Nigeria LNG (NLNG) has approved the supply of 100 per cent of the company’s LPG production (propane and butane) to the Nigerian market. A…
New AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine data further support its use as third dose booster
New data from ongoing trial showed increased antibody response against Beta, Delta, Alpha and Gamma variants following third dose booster with AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Additional analysis showed increased…
FIRSTBANK CONVENES NIGERIA ECONOMIC OUTLOOK WEBINAR 2022
Adesola-Adeduntan-MD_CEO FirstBank- First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced its “Nigerian Economic Outlook Webinar” convened to reflect national and global economic trends…
BREAKING: Former Finance Minister, Chu Okongwu Dies @87
A former Finance Minister, Dr. Chu Okongwu is dead. Aged 87. Dr. Okongwu was Minister of Finance under the government of General Ibrahim Babangida. He served for eight years in…
Nigeria – A New Year but Same Old Story
2022 could be a critical year for Africa’s largest economy as it navigates through Covid-19 and inflation-infested waters. Global economic conditions remain strained by the coronavirus menace while…
Nigeria Must Return to Agriculture for Economic Sustainability, FG Insists
President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigerians must return to agriculture in order to become a self-sustaining nation. Buhari who spoke recently on a national television, said agriculture could sustain the…
Fed Govt spent $1.68b on food imports in 9 months
The Federal Government spent $ billion on food importation between January and September in 2021. This was contained in a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) report on sectoral utilisation…
Telecoms Records 1.23m New Subscribers
NCC logo Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that about million new telecommunications subscribers joined the networks between October and November 2021 in Nigeria. This represent the nation’s teledensity…